2: Starting to Build Our Project

Activity 3: Testing the APIs Using Postman

Solution

1. First, build a client request that asks for a new recipe. Then, make use of the collection function in Postman to make the testing more efficient.
2. Click on the Collection tab and then create a new collection by clicking on +.
3. Type in Smilecook as the name and click Create.
4. Right-click on ... next to Smilecook, create a new folder under Smilecook, and type Recipe in the name field.
5. Right-click on Recipe to create a new request. Then, set the name to RecipeList and save it under the Recipe collection.
6. Select POST in the drop-down list as the HTTP method and type http://localhost:5000/recipes in the request URL field.
7. Now, go to the Body tab and select raw. Then, choose JSON (application/json) in the drop-down menu and type the following code into the body field:

   {
       "name": "Cheese Pizza",
       "description...